Research Center for Global Agromedicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine帯広畜産大学グローバルアグロメディシン研究センター

Parasitic diseases such as trypanosomiases mainly occur in developing countries and affect both humans and animals. While making Mongolia my main arena of activity, I saw my first farm animal that was affected by trypanosomiasis and the farmer who was feeding that animal. I recognized the need to control this disease. I've established an efficient method for cultivating and acclimating trypanosome field strains that have infected animals and are prevalent in countries to which they're endemic, and I succeeded in establishing multiple strains. By clarifying the genetic characteristics, pathogenicity and drug susceptibility of these field strains, I aim to establish effective control strategies for trypanosomoses in countries to which they are endemic based on field survey data. In addition, I'm focusing on developing novel therapeutic drugs against trypanosomoses for which no effective therapeutic agents are currently available, and I'm searching for active anti-trypanosome compounds and evaluating their therapeutic effects. Moving ahead, I'd like to extend my arena of research beyond Mongolia to elsewhere in Asia and to Africa, and to contribute to trypanosomiasis control.